華嚴法界玄鏡 2.12

2.12

The Contemplation states: 3. The gate of phenomena being established based on principle: this means that phenomena have no separate essence; they must rely on true principle to be established, because all pratītyasamutpāda lacks self-nature, and because it is through the principle of naturelessness that phenomena are formed. Just as a wave takes up water to form movement, water in relation to the wave is able to establish it. That all phenomena come to exist based on the tathāgatagarbha should be known to be also like this. Contemplate this.